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There are so many compliations of the Animals out today it's hard to figure out which one to buy. I highly recommended this one. This collection is not by all means a complete collection of the Animals, it mostly consists of songs recorded during the early/original Animals days, circa 1964 and 1965. ("It's My LIfe" and "We've Gotta get out of this Place" were recorded in 1965 after the May departure of organist Alan Price.) It starts off with one of the Animals first singles, the beautifully catchy "Baby Let me Take You Home" and pulls you in the rest of the way, sprinkled with the classics, and some great B-sides that I think are better than the hits. I love the bluesy deepness of Burdon's voice and incredible breakdown organ solo by Price on "Bury my Body", the enormous energy that the band brings to the blues classic, "Talkin' 'Bout You", and even the Burdon/Price written "I'm Crying" makes me want to get up and dance around. "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" is a different verison than I remember but it still is very good. I think this cd embodies what was such a great time for British blues and pop, even more so the Animals, when their love of the genre of rhythm and blues was so pure that they were able to introduce thousands of people to their idols. And they're still doing it today through compilations like this (and an occasional tour of Eric Burdon and his new band).Read full review
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